FBI UCR Homicide Data — 12 recorded incidents
Crystal Lakes, Missouri has recorded 12 homicides over the tracked period, with 16 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #334 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 25% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 3 of those incidents, while 4 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 58% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - type unknown as the next-most-frequent categories. Reporting is dominated by Crystal Lakes Police Department, which filed 12 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs 87% below the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Missouri's statewide firearms policy — permitless carry — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Missouri state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Missouri coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.